essay
The psychotropic kiéri in Huichol culture
people of the peyote: huichol indian history, religion, & survival • Albuquerque • Published In 1996 • Pages: 235-263
By: Yasumoto, Masaya, Miyahara, Kunie.
Abstract
This document discusses the pharmacological and magical effects of peyote. The best-known pharmacological effect of the plant is the altered state of consciousness it triggers when ingested. But the most important use of the plant is its supernatural power to transform itself into divine ancestors or ancestor gods. (For non-English terms see Schaefer [1996] "Glossary." For references cited see Schaefer and Furst [1996] "Bibliography.")
- HRAF PubDate
- 2016
- Region
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub Region
- Northern Mexico
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem
- Field Date
- 1980-1992
- Coverage Date
- 1960-1992
- Coverage Place
- southern Sierra Madre Occidental (Nayarit, Jalisco, Durango, and Zacatecas), Mexico
- Notes
- Masaya Yasumoto ; translated from the Japanese by Kunie Miyahara
- for bibliographical references see document 23: [Schaefer and Furst]
- LCCN
- 95032453
- LCSH
- Huichol Indians